The fortieth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 40) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (SBSTA 40), as well as the June session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for
Enhanced Action (ADP) are taking place from 4-15 June 2014 in Bonn, Germany. Two high-level ministerial events under the Kyoto Protocol and the Durban Platform
for Enhanced Action were held on 5 and 6 June.

In-session documents issued during the June 2014 sessions of the SBs and ADP are available here.

Accommodation

Please remember to print your hotel confirmation at home before arriving in Bonn. Please also do not
forget to print out your public transportation ticket that you will receive upon completion of the
hotel reservation.

There are many ways to get to Bonn, which can easily be reached by bus, train or car from the airports
at Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. Trains coming from many cities in Germany and other
parts of Europe stop at Bonn. Numerous highways complete the transport infrastructure.

How to travel from the airports to Bonn

From Frankfurt am Main airport: Participants arriving at Frankfurt airport should go to the Frankfurt
airport long-distance train station, which is reached by following the signs to ‘Frankfurt
Flughafen Fernhahnhof’ (Frankfurt airport long-distance train station). This station is in the
AIRail Terminal, next to Terminal 1. Trains arrive at and depart from platforms 4 to 7. Participants
are recommended to travel either by Inter City Express (ICE) train to Bonn/Siegburg or by direct train
to Bonn central station (Bonn Hauptbahnhof). For more information, visit http://www.frankfurt-airport.de.

High-speed ICE trains to Siegburg/ Bonn or Intercity (IC)/Eurocity (EC) trains to Bonn central station
(Hauptbahnhof) leave from the Frankfurt airport long-distance train station two to three times every
hour between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. The high-speed train journey to Siegburg/Bonn takes 40 minutes. Trains
leave at least once an hour.

Alternatively the IC/EC train, also from Frankfurt long-distance train station, goes directly to Bonn
central station (in the centre of Bonn). Travel time is between 1.5 and 2 hours.

Second-class tickets for the ICE cost around 60 euros one way, for the IC around 40 euros. The ICE
train can sometimes also be booked with your flight.

From Cologne/Bonn airport: Participants arriving at this airport can take a taxi or
bus to Bonn city centre. Taxis are readily available; a one-way journey to the city cost between 35
euros and 40 euros.

To get to Bonn centre by public transport, take the SB 60 shuttle bus, which goes from the terminal at
Cologne/Bonn airport to the Bonn main train station every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 30 to 60
minutes on Saturdays and Sundays.
The 25 km bus journey from the airport takes about 30 minutes. There is only one bus stop at the
airport for the bus to Bonn. The bus stop is located at Terminal 1. When travelling to the airport, the
bus stops at Terminal 1 (annex A).
The price of a one-way bus ticket to Bonn is around 7 euros. Tickets may be purchased from the driver
or at the ticket machine. The ‘conference ticket’, which is included in the price of the
accommodation if the booking is made through the Bonn Tourism and Congress Office, may be used for this
bus. For more information about Cologne/Bonn airport, visit http://www.airport-cgn.de.

From Düsseldorf airport: If arriving at Düsseldorf airport, take the sky
train to the train station Düsseldorf Flughafen (about 10 minutes). From there, direct trains
leave every hour directly to Bonn main train station. For train departures, check on the German railway
site: http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml. Type
in ‘Düsseldorf Flughafen’ as the departure station and ‘Bonn HBF’ as the
arrival station. For more information on Düsseldorf airport, visit http://www.duesseldorf-international.de.

Visitor information

Journey time into the centre of Bonn is about 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased on the tram
(U-Bahn), if not already included by booking your room via our recommended link. A one-way journey by
taxi from Siegburg to Bonn costs approximately 30 euros.

Meeting Rooms may be booked for closed meetings, availability permitting, every day from 8 a.m. to 7
p.m.

Meeting room requests may be sent via e-mail to meetingrequest@unfccc.int, as of 22 April. Response/confirmation
of your meeting room request will only follow closer to the session, but not before Wednesday, 14
May.

As of Wednesday, 4 June (official start of SB 40 sessions), meeting room request forms
will no longer be accepted by email. From this time they can only be handed in at the Information
/Meeting Room Assignment Counter in paper form. The Information/Meeting Room Assignment Counter is
located on the ground floor of the Maritim Hotel (please refer to map in the conference brochure on
page 7).

Availability and location of your meeting room will be confirmed in the evening of the day before your
meeting date. This information can be obtained from the Information/Meeting Room Assignment (MRA)
Counter. It is also recommended that you re-confirm room availability for your meeting with the staff
at the Information/Meeting Room Assignment (MRA) Counter shortly before the start of your meeting, as
changes in room allocation may occur due to the needs of the negotiation process.

Note:
Please read and acknowledge the MRA guidelines stated on the forms. With your signature, you have read
and accepted the condition in reserving a meeting room at the conference venue for the current
session.

To facilitate customs clearance, all consignments sent to the conference venue containing materials for
exhibition purposes should be clearly labelled:

'Non--commercial goods. For education and training purposes only.'

All consignments labelled as such are duty-free and may be imported on a temporary basis without import
tax duties.

To facilitate the tracking of the consignee, the name/sender, organization, recipient or
responsible person, as well as telephone number or e-mail address should be clearly visible on
the consignment label. The total number of pieces should be clearly marked on each parcel (e.g.:
Box no. 3 Total of 10 boxes).

To claim your consignment, please proceed to the information counter, located on the ground floor of
the Maritim Hotel.

Official consignment labels:

To obtain the appropriate consignment label for Side Events and Exhibits, please contact:

The "Rôtisserie" (restaurant), "Brasserie" (café) and "Piano
Bar" are near the Conference Affairs office in La Marèe in the foyer of the Hotel Mairitm.
A coffee/snack bar is located next to Saal Beethoven. Cafeterias are also available in the government
buildings (e.g. Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Transport) close to the Hotel Maritim.

In line with the secretariat's efforts towards climate neutrality, the information for Participants
Brochure continue to be available in electronic format only. The secretariat encourages all
participants to support this initiative by refraining from printing or printing only the required
information if necessary.